People often complain that politicians are out of touch with those they represent, but for Charlotte Haitham Taylor that might genuinely be true.

The Tory candidate, who hoped to become the MP for North West Durham, came under fire during last year’s election campaign after people saw one of her election billboards 150 miles away in Cleethorpes.

She said the error had been down to the media agency responsible for putting up the posters.

The vote was won by Labour candidate Pat Glass, although it wasn’t clear whether the posters had anything to do with that.